Asian Works of Art

the first depicting a battle scene, the interior and the base glazed turquoise, bearing a six-character Tongzhi iron red seal mark to the underside; the second of floriform painted to show lotus scrolls and shou characters beneath bat, all against an interlocking 'T' ground between ruyi heads and lappet leaves, bearing a six-character Xianfeng iron red seal mark against a turqoise ground; a shallow dish decorated with lotus scrolls and bats against a ruby red ground, the base bearing a six-character Guangxu iron red mark.